Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Pooky Knightsmith

ISBN 10: 1785924281 / ISBN 13: 9781785924286

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018

About this Item

2018. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781785924286

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785924281
• ISBN 13: 9781785924286
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Evans, Elise
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Meet Asher - a teenager who self-harms to manage their feelings when it all feels like too much.

The latest in the best-selling Can I Tell You About... series describes what self-harm is, along with the wide range of behaviours that qualify, why teens do it, and how to get help if you feel the need to self-harm. Reflecting on the different aspects of self-harming behaviour, including treatment of injuries and scars, this concise introduction dispels common myths and offers helpful resources to break the cycle of self-harm. By initiating the conversation around self-harm, this guide will offer alternative avenues for children and young adults to pursue when dealing with big feelings, such as professional counselling, distraction, and friends and family.

This easy-to-read guide is suitable for readers 7+, along with their parents, teachers, and friends. All author royalties from the book will go towards the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.

About the Author

Pooky Knightsmith is an autistic educator, speaker, author, and mental health trainer whose resources are widely used in schools. She is a parent to neurodivergent children, has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry and is the former chair of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition. Pooky has published many books with JKP including The Mentally Healthy Schools Workbook and Can I Tell You About Self-Harm? She is based in Sussex, UK.